The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-11-11
FOR THE DOOMED SEVEN
WIVES A,D DAUGHTERS, StttThtAdJS
AND FRIENDS 4. lNTlFCESSioN
,,,., ,,r vueir Lives spies Letter
to the t.oNernor-Situa
III Springfield.


ornor Osle-by had received the gen
.rsl pubic with their petitions yes
terday, he closed lis labor by receiN-
nv the relatives OF the condemned
men in his private office in tie even
Ipv. and 10 Que Was present win
them except GeOrgc SchIIllhg. Inc
scene Wa one which the governor
viii never forget. MIS-. och"sb
pl-4ded tor the lie Of her husband
She ws- calm ut llrst, but approached
almost To- hysteric- before the inter
view was over. Miss EngeI tried To-
,ay word tor her oOduratc fathcr,
Ut broke down and cIud NOT give
ttoraure to her feelings, and Mrs.
~pIcs begged for mercy IN words, bat
her prctty dnughter h4d probab y
the most effect By her tcnr- and -oO-.
Mr. Fischer pleaded Tor ner U' bhnd
also, At the close OF th" lit view,
Mis-. Epgle signed the petition on
Dehn.I Of her father. l. ric IruudclI,
Liug2- sWcethcart, signed lhe docu
mcut tor Liuge and -eaed II VAIN
tear-. which tel fast and hot upon the
uaper -. she wrote. Mrs. Fischer
signed the prayer on behalf Ut her
husband and Capt Black signed for
t.o,or,',,,. goycruor in name Of Al,
,tn,'',,', p''Y'' ',o,1od nntwiih.,nndiuy but
,,.raa .,,,mnd Ly Nor own hands.
,ri,.u. 7"aiI,r.. of ,he dav WAS let,
,or. ,.r,-rrtnL tn thn governor at the
,.-,,.5,o ;,,.ry,.,v c,!iondod To Gee.
-,i.;p,,,,,, - Itu,usra, tHo ar
,t-nn' 'n,Inr. One va. nom Auvu.t
l'ios a,',I..,f f,rt5 ma, If the poyer-
,,pr st',fd como to a decision that il
,,,o. ,',.,.,',-,,,, innrler "a .atistv nub
I.,a,.,.,,,,ot ana nf tho uri.ni,.rs
,,,I'i .,,,.,..,,t ,ru.t.d hi. oyrollnu.
.., N,ro1,d .TInrt' him as he was reAdy
o. dinnf hi- own erection if by any
,..oa,,. l..',.',iId .avntho re.t There
,yas also Ietter from Parsons In
vGirh Lr sot tor,l' thn1 a. me had the
MAJ, rondernn1 ia dn,uL for attend.
in, ,nonting st IIsvmarket. and
.ISco il woe true his wife aud chil
jrn, had .tiordad tho same meeting.
ho renuostod ronrjcve until thoy
,ni,,ht hn trind and condemned. also
nm ne mint hn hanged toOcthcr.
,.,,,,7,,
i'' '''
Governor OgIcAby mas pech hHhueu
the following Ictler, written ps Au
gust Spies
"ChlcAgo, y pV. t.-NoV. Ogiesoy
springfield. SH- nc TACT that some
OF us have appealed to you Tor justice
under pardohihR prer9gs'lVel "hlle
Others nave not, shouiu not enter INTO
consideration III the "ccieloh oil our
ra-c. some Oh my irlehus nave A7keu
you ioF ho7oiulo PhFuoh' lncy icc'
the lhJuHtlce uuhe thelI so lh'chseIN
mat thcy cannot tecohciIe 'he luen Oh
Communication OF sentence WIN 'he
cou5clousHess Oh inhoconce' OlherS
among mem lhyseill "hi!e poSSesseu
OF inc same leellhS Oh lhuiRhhloli,
can perhaps more calnlly ana ulspas
slohatcly LOOK upon the matter as II
STANDS hey 90 hol olsre
Saru the my 'haC thouSn
ys'e"la''o oo"' sp VI y '"S' "'9'o' ing
IiNeI u'ns anu e'hnuo'ihS P.o7S ""S
eucV'v"eu III CFcaIlhH SchtlihohI vi
pllterhcs' an" ha'lou among s'c"'
portloh "i 'hc poPulnuo Aia' man. no
matter no" powerful, no" couIA
Seou' a"" JuSt nc ne, IHh""' PoS9'pl!
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tonlo 't'at tsen.'iiieu'' oI 'ho ii'I' ueioo
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Tto'll} -No' Wishine ''icreioio 10
pace your cAco'IenG, III s'ill iS, n,olt
embarrassing posi',on, oct" cen o''hu
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nav nuy "oikn' WIN Yon III
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